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just to put this into perspective for you, 7 to 11 foot storm surge, when we had irene and that was very damaging, that storm surge only went up to 4 feet, so we could see double, potentially triple the size of the storm surge that we dealt with when it came to irene. for us locally, we have a much better scenario to look forward to. highs are going to be nice and comfortable. right now visibilities are dropping off. we've got thick pockets of fog in santa rosa, napa, even concord has one mile visibility. 80 degrees inland, 70 bayside. at the coast a comfortable 69, 70 degrees as our boys come home to san francisco, so we're looking good there. let's find out how good we're looking on the drive. >> there's not a lot offin dents reported but a big warning for folks. here's the bay bridge toll plaza. they turned on the metering lights. it's a little slower across the span. also you can't make out the east shore freeway, but we'll show you the maps. look at this orange, that's where fog may be thick enough to affect your speeds. you know what, i think they're excited about the win for the g
just to put this into perspective for you, 7 to 11 foot storm surge, when we had irene and that was very damaging, that storm surge only went up to 4 feet, so we could see double, potentially triple the size of the storm surge that we dealt with when it came to irene. for us locally, we have a much better scenario to look forward to. highs are going to be nice and comfortable. right now visibilities are dropping off. we've got thick pockets of fog in santa rosa, napa, even concord has one mile...
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. >> memories of hurricane irene last year that left billions in damage have people determined not to get caught offguard. several states have declared emergencies. people are being told to prepare for the worst, possibly five to seven days without power. reporting live in chesapeake bay peek beach, maryland, i'm dannielle leigh, nbc bay area news. >>> could cord blood be used to cure autism? i'm marianne favro. how a cord registry here in the bay area is playing a critical role in new research. >>> the balance of political power at san jose's city hall lays right here in evergreen. i'm danian trujillo. that's up next. >>> decision 2012 now just 11 days away. nationally and locally, the races are coming down to the wire. among the hottest races in the south bay is the fight for the eighth district seat in san jose. this one district could impact the entire city. nbc bay area's damian trujillo joins us in san jose this evening. damian, why is this race so critical? >> reporter: the battle is between incumbent rose herera and her challenger jimmy wynn. herera says this whole battle is a
. >> memories of hurricane irene last year that left billions in damage have people determined not to get caught offguard. several states have declared emergencies. people are being told to prepare for the worst, possibly five to seven days without power. reporting live in chesapeake bay peek beach, maryland, i'm dannielle leigh, nbc bay area news. >>> could cord blood be used to cure autism? i'm marianne favro. how a cord registry here in the bay area is playing a critical role...
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. >> we looked out with irene and now i don't know, this may be worse. i don't know. >> reporter: the time to prepare now over. people need to stay inside and hunker down. in cape may, new jersey, i'm daniel lee, nbc news. >> the financial markets are closed today because of hurricane sandy. for more on that and the rest of our business headlines, we turn to jackie deangeles live in cnbc headquarters. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. markets will be virtually closed due to hurricane sandy. the new york stock exchange, the nasdaq will be shut today and possibly tomorrow. the exchanges, the brokers and regulators were worried about the integrity of the markets and couldn't ensure the safety of any employees trying to make it into work. the last time the markets were closed due to weather was 1985 because of hurricane gloria. several big banks will also close their operations in low-lying areas of new york city. these include goldman sachs, jm morgan chase and bank of america. back over to you. >> all right, thank you very much. i guess we'll just watch
. >> we looked out with irene and now i don't know, this may be worse. i don't know. >> reporter: the time to prepare now over. people need to stay inside and hunker down. in cape may, new jersey, i'm daniel lee, nbc news. >> the financial markets are closed today because of hurricane sandy. for more on that and the rest of our business headlines, we turn to jackie deangeles live in cnbc headquarters. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. markets will be virtually closed...
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we were talking last year tropical storm irene you may recall wasn't really that devastating. this system is going to be about two to three times more powerful when it moves onshore. you can see estimated rainfall. anywhere from 7 to 13 inches of rain and that does not include the storm surge so we're talking about storm surge up to three to five feet. that's the whole ocean moving in. if you have been to new york city, you know the lay of the land. it's very low there. our thoughts and prayers go out to the folks in new england. as far as our home temperatures go, we'll look at comfortable conditions. 78 in oakland. 78 in santa cruz. comfortable in san francisco at 74. seven-day forecast does tell the story. here it is. wednesday into thursday in a rain arrives. it will be late. if you have plans to take the kids out first perhaps for trick-or-treating, you and your two daughters, the cobra and giraffe, if you are making plans to head out, it looks good. keeping our fingers crossed. an important forecast to watch. we'll watch this this week. rob mayeda will be in. it looks go
we were talking last year tropical storm irene you may recall wasn't really that devastating. this system is going to be about two to three times more powerful when it moves onshore. you can see estimated rainfall. anywhere from 7 to 13 inches of rain and that does not include the storm surge so we're talking about storm surge up to three to five feet. that's the whole ocean moving in. if you have been to new york city, you know the lay of the land. it's very low there. our thoughts and prayers...
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they had hundreds of thousands of people without power during irene last year. they expect the same this year, probably even worse. they are thinking maybe as many as 600,000 without power for days to come. again the surge is really going to be problem here. we'll see that later in the evening and into tomorrow. matt? >> we spoke to connecticut's governor daniel malloy earlier this morning. he said this storm is one of the biggest threats to human life in his state in years. i began by asking governor malloy what worries him specifically about sandy. >> it's the next two tides. could experience tides this afternoon at about what the perfect storm was. tonight's tide during the nighttime hours could be twice that, and that's our biggest worry. if that happens it really is catastrophic. the amount of damage and loss of property is going to be extreme. we've been talking about it for days. we've prepared. we have people trying places. we have equipment in the right places. really we're waiting to see what mother nature throws at us. let's be clear. this storm is st
they had hundreds of thousands of people without power during irene last year. they expect the same this year, probably even worse. they are thinking maybe as many as 600,000 without power for days to come. again the surge is really going to be problem here. we'll see that later in the evening and into tomorrow. matt? >> we spoke to connecticut's governor daniel malloy earlier this morning. he said this storm is one of the biggest threats to human life in his state in years. i began by...
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that is twice the number that were without power after hurricane irene. so a serious situation in the state of new jersey. savannah. >> all right. >>> from new jersey to connecticut, the governor there is calling the storm the worst water event in his state's history. thousands of homeowners trapped by coastal flooding. nbc's katie in connecticut this morning. katie, good morning to you. >> reporter: certainly one of the worst water events in history. now it's going to go down as one of the worse power events. take a look at what's going on here in stonington. this tree is about 80 feet tall. i'm about 5'2", 5'3". ripped out from its roots about 5:00 last night, and thrown on to, luckily, the powerlines here, which are basically cradling this tree right now. this house was saved by those power lineses. you are seeing this seen up and down connecticut as we speak. trees that are down, taking down power lines, and damaging a number of houses. that's what is causing a lot of the outages. there was massive flooding as well last night. high tide here in stonin
that is twice the number that were without power after hurricane irene. so a serious situation in the state of new jersey. savannah. >> all right. >>> from new jersey to connecticut, the governor there is calling the storm the worst water event in his state's history. thousands of homeowners trapped by coastal flooding. nbc's katie in connecticut this morning. katie, good morning to you. >> reporter: certainly one of the worst water events in history. now it's going to go...